A pilot who accused Nick A. Caporella, the billionaire who runs the company that makes LaCroix sparkling water, of improperly touching him has withdrawn his claims as part of a settlement of litigation that included both harassment and wage claims.

Vincent Citrullo, one of Mr. Caporella’s former employees, withdrew his allegations as “factually unsupportable,” according to a document provided by Mr. Caporella’s attorney. The pilot was paid $99,000 by Broad River Aviation Inc., which operates the beverage company’s business jet, as part of a settlement reached through mediation in August to resolve state and federal lawsuits, court records show.

Mr. Caporella is the chairman of Broad River, according to Florida state records. Mr. Caporella is also the chairman, CEO and controlling shareholder of National Beverage, which makes LaCroix. Broad River and National Beverage share the same mailing address.

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Mr. Caporella is a rare CEO who pilots his own business jet. Mr. Citrullo and another pilot, Terence Huenefeld, had filed separate lawsuits claiming their former boss improperly touched them on multiple trips when they sat alongside Mr. Caporella in the cockpit.

The companies and Mr. Caporella, 82 years old, denied the allegations, saying they were false.

Glenn Waldman, an attorney for Mr. Caporella, Broad River and National Beverage, confirmed the payment, which he noted resolved wage claims. An attorney for Mr. Citrullo didn’t respond to requests for comment.

Mr. Citrullo’s lawsuit was originally filed in federal court alleging that Mr. Caporella engaged in unwanted touching on 14 flights from March 2014 to July 2015 and that Mr. Citrullo was owed back wages. The harassment claims were refiled in December 2017 in Broward County Court after the federal court dismissed them on jurisdictional grounds. The judges overseeing the state and federal cases have dismissed both cases as part of the settlement.

A similar lawsuit, filed by Mr. Huenefeld and his wife in December 2016 in federal court in the Southern District of Florida, was settled in January 2018, according to court records. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Mr. Waldman said in July the settlement was “de minimis” and covered “modest wage claims.” Mr. Huenefeld’s attorney couldn’t immediately be reached Sunday for comment. In that settlement, Mr. Huenefeld also withdrew all of his allegations against Mr. Caporella as “factually unsupportable.”

Corrections & Amplifications A $99,000 payment to Vincent Citrullo was made by Broad River Aviation Inc., a company whose chairman is Nick Caporella and which operates
National Beverage Corp.’s
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business jet. The payment was made as part of a settlement reached through mediation to resolve state and federal lawsuits alleging unpaid wages and harassment. An earlier headline on this article incorrectly said Mr. Caporella made the payment and the article incorrectly said the settlement was reached through arbitration. Also, the last name of Glenn Waldman, an attorney for Mr. Caporella, National Beverage and Broad River, was misspelled as Waldmann. (Oct. 14)